Employment Equality Act, 1977
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Provisions relating to midwives and public health nurses. |
11.—(1) The Midwives Act, 1944 (No. 10 of 1944), is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “midwife” in section 2 of the following: | |
“the word ‘midwife’ means a woman or man registered in the roll of midwives and, accordingly, every word importing the feminine gender shall be construed as if it also imported the masculine gender;”. | ||
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, it shall not be a contravention of this Act for a person to give access to training or employment as a midwife or as a public health nurse to persons of a particular sex. |